Academics

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Learning from a faculty of renowned professors, students build a foundation of knowledge, discover their passions, explore their vocation, develop specialties and realize the significance and meaning of serving others.

Students have the option to pursue multiple majors and minors while building experience through choice hands-on learning opportunities.

Academics at AU

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

ACADEMIC CATALOG

CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING & SCHOLARSHIP

HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES

CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS STRUCTURE
AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY At Augustana University, the academics structure is organized around a College of Arts & Sciences and four schools — the Sharon Lust School of Education, School of Business, School of Health Professions and School of Music.
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES The Augustana College of Arts & Sciences consists mainly of traditional liberal arts undergraduate programs. Undergraduate students enter the university through the College of Arts & Sciences and then may participate in programs within the affiliated schools. The college is led by a dean, who oversees five area chairs. The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies also exists within the college, which is led by a director.
AREAS Five Areas — Life Sciences, Pure & Applied Sciences, Humanities & Cultural Studies, Languages, Literature & Communication and Social Sciences — exist within the College of Arts & Sciences. Each area is led by an area chair, who oversees 1-4 of the 17 total departments. Each department is led by a department chair.
LIFE SCIENCES	PURE & APPLIED SCIENCES	HUMANITIES & CULTURAL STUDIES	LANGUAGES, LITERATURE & COMMUNICATION	SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT Biology PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Bioinformatics → Biology → Medical Laboratory Science	DEPARTMENT Chemistry & Biochemistry PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Biochemistry → Chemical Physics → Chemistry → Chemistry (ACS)	DEPARTMENT Anthropology PROGRAM OF STUDY → Anthropology	DEPARTMENT Communication & Media Studies PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Communication Studies → Media Studies → Strategic Communication & Leadership	DEPARTMENT Economics PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Economics → Quantitative Economics
	DEPARTMENT Computer Science PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Computer Science & Software Engineering → Data Science	DEPARTMENT Art PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Art (B.A.) → Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)	DEPARTMENT English & Journalism PROGRAMS OF STUDY → English → Journalism	DEPARTMENT Government & International Affairs PROGRAM OF STUDY → Government & International Affairs
	DEPARTMENT Mathematics PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Mathematics → Statistics	DEPARTMENT History PROGRAM OF STUDY → History	DEPARTMENT Languages, Literatures & Cultures PROGRAMS OF STUDY → French → Languages, Literatures & Cultures → Spanish	DEPARTMENT Psychology PROGRAM OF STUDY → Psychology
	DEPARTMENT Physics PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Chemical Physics → Dual-Degree Engineering → Engineering Physics → Physics	DEPARTMENT Religion/Philosophy/Classics PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Classics → Philosophy → Religion → Religion/Philosophy	DEPARTMENT Theatre PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Theatre	DEPARTMENT Sociology PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Criminal Justice → Sociology
CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Environmental Studies → Neuroscience
SCHOOLS Four schools contain programs with similar disciplinary interests; typically, these have professional emphases and graduate-level programs. Each school is led by a dean.
RYDELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS	SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS	SCHOOL OF MUSIC	SHARON LUST SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Accounting → Augustana University Fintech Program by Pathward™ → Business Administration → Computer Information Systems (CIS) → Finance → Management → Marketing → Sport Management	PROGRAMS OF STUDY EXERCISE & SPORT SCIENCES including: → Exercise Science → Fitness Management → Health Education → Physical Education → Strength & Conditioning NURSING including: → Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) → BSN Accelerated	PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Media Production (Formerly Multimedia Entrepreneurship) → Music → Music Education	PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Augie Access → Communication Disorders → Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) → Sign Language Interpreting TEACHER EDUCATION including: → All Grades & Secondary Education → Education Studies → Elementary Education → Special Education → Special Education Studies
GRADUATE PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Master of Arts in Sports Administration & Leadership (MSAL) → Master of Business Administration (MBA) → Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA)	GRADUATE PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) → Graduate Nursing (MSN, PGC) → Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) → Master of Science in Genetic Counseling (MSGC) → Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD)		GRADUATE PROGRAMS OF STUDY → Master of Education (M.Ed.) → Master of Education in Special Education (M.Ed. in SPED) → Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis (M.S. ABA) → Master of Social Work (MSW)